41 h. ago Fewer bus services and passengers revealed in damning report

A report warned that rural and suburban areas face a "cycle of decline" whereby services are withdrawn because of low demand

Politics

3 d. ago Historic pub loved by Charles Dickens battles to keep riverside tables branded 'visual clutter' by council

Exclusive: Owner of the Trafalgar Tavern in Greenwich may have to call time on its outdoor seating after the local authority demanded its removal

Events

3 d. ago South London street market and al fresco hotspot is here to stay, council announces

Totterdown Street Market in Wandsworth has been redesigned to make it a permanent south London fixture

Politics

3 d. ago Three UK airports told they must make improvements in damning report

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has rated the UK's busiest airport, Heathrow, as needing improvement in how it assists passengers with disabilities or reduced mobility

Politics

3 d. ago Post Office compensation happening far too slowly, damning report finds

A report by the cross-party Public Accounts Committee (PAC) found victims of the Horizon IT scandal are still not getting the payouts they deserve with the Government taking 'insufficient' action

Politics

4 d. ago Brent businessman fined over £50k after leftover meat and fish dumped on street and roof

A businessman has been hit with an ‘eye-watering’ £53,000 fine as a ‘stark warning’ for individuals and businesses that fly-tip

Economics

4 d. ago Damning workings of troubled Greater Manchester prison released

A damning new report has been published on HMP Hindley

Events

5 d. ago Tory defects to Reform UK on flagship council as Nigel Farage eyes gains in London

Tory defects to Reform UK on flagship council as Nigel Farage eyes gains in London  London Evening Standard

Politics

5 d. ago Tory defects to Reform UK on flagship London council as Nigel Farage eyes political gains across the capital

EXCLUSIVE: Westminster councillor Laila Cunningham is quitting the Conservatives saying she can no longer ‘defend failure’

Politics

6 d. ago Adeel Akhtar: ‘It seemed late in the day to start noticing Asian actors we’ve been here a really long time’

He’s had supporting roles in almost every big TV show of the past few years, but now the man nicknamed Ideal Actor is taking the lead on stage, playing a top politician. He talks about challenging perceptions, being detained by the FBI and ‘redefining the idea of the everyman’A decade ago, it would have been rare to have an Asian actor playing the British prime minister or leader of the opposition. But in the space of a couple of years, Adeel Akhtar has done both. He was the PM in the Netflix drama Black Doves, which took the world by storm last year, and now he’s stepping into the shoes of a man vying to be leader of the opposition at London’s National Theatre.For Akhtar, who has been working as an actor for more than two decades, there has been an undeniable shift in the kind of roles he’s been offered in recent years. The British Asian experience is no longer a niche subject. Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago Revealed: The idyllic farmhouse where Ed Sheeran holidayed with his grandparents to cement his Irish roots

The superstar's regular visits to the secluded house, overlooking fields and pastures, are thought to have helped cement his love of the Irish countryside and culture.

Society

7 d. ago 'Enough is enough': Hackney residents trapped in failing lifts as council blames nesting falcons

A leaseholder living at Rozel Court told the council residents were getting stuck in the lifts daily

Events

8 d. ago City council to review new tax zone proposal for London area development

City council to review new tax zone proposal for London area development  KRIS 6 News Corpus Christi

Politics

8 d. ago Londoners face council tax rises of more than 5% in £2bn funding shift benefiting North and Midlands

Leading economists warn suburban boroughs such as Kingston, Richmond, Bromley and Barnet could be hit hard, as well as Westminster and Wandsworth

Economics

8 d. ago Interim head appointed at university after damning report into financial crisis

Professor Nigel Seaton will replace Professor Shane O’Neill, who stepped down on Thursday in the wake of the report.

Events

8 d. ago London council confirms two more schools to close leaving eight shut in three years in single borough

London schools being forced to close as they battle funding issues amid exodus of families from parts of capital

Politics

9 d. ago Scots university principal resigns following damning financial crisis report

The University of Dundee announced last year it was wrestling with a £35 million black hole.

Politics

9 d. ago West Lothian RAAC campaigner walks out of Holyrood meeting in disgust

The National UK RAAC campaign had asked for the Scottish Housing Regulator to expand powers to include owners of former council homes.

Politics

1 week ago Labour vows to sort out 'appalling mess' of HS2 rail left by the Tories

Labour has vowed to the HS2 rail project back on track after accepting the recommendations of a damning report into the huge waste of taxpayers' money

Politics

1 week ago London Roller Derby's future thrown into doubt as date for closure of historic leisure centre is revealed

Brent council says it has taken the decision to close the historic Bridge Park Community Centre ‘with regret’

Politics